How do I claim council tax support?
There is no automatic entitlement to council tax support and we must have a valid claim to consider entitlement.
If you make a claim for Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance (income based) or Employment Support Allowance (income related) the information that is used for these claims is passed to the Local Authority if you want to make a claim for council tax support.
If you make a claim for Pension Credit, and you also want to claim council tax support the information that is used for your Pension Credit claim is passed to the Local Authority.
If you claim Universal Credit or have any other income not mentioned above you will need to complete an online application form.
You must provide the necessary information or documentary evidence as requested on the claim form in support of your claim; failure to do so may delay your claim.
Sometimes we will write to you and ask you to fill in another form or to provide some further information or evidence. If we do this, you must supply what we have requested within one month. Failure to provide it within the time limit may result in loss of entitlement.